>I am creating a client application in VB for Windows95 for web courier which transfers a large files 10 - 200 mb.
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>I am facing a problem with a DO .. WHILE Loop that reads the file to be sent in a binary mode through the winsock control, 1K at a time, during the transmission the whole FORM is inactive until the transmission is done, no control over the main FORM.
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>I am looking for a solution by creating a child process that can execute the DO .. WHILE Loop in the background and not effecting the main FORM, please any idea how this can be done.
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>T.Y

Hi Tony

The Easy Way:
Place a DoEvents in in loop. The users will be able to access the main form.

The Hard Way:
Use multi-threading. Ouch!
I never used it but I read that it's not an easy task.
You can find a very good article online at www.desaware.com
It's written by Dan Appleman.